кꙑꙗнинъ

Old East Slavic

Alternative forms

  • киꙗнинъ (kijaninŭ) — Late form

Etymology

Probably from Кꙑи (Kyi, “Kyi”) +‎ -ꙗнинъ (-janinŭ) with the original meaning “Kyi's people”, with a further transition to “residents of Kyiv”. First attested in the late 1420s. It was borrowed into Old Novgorodian кꙑꙗнине (kyjanine), where it was first attested around 1180–1200.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɯˈjɑninʊ/→/kɯˈjanʲinʊ/→/kɯˈjanʲin/
  • (ca. 9th CE) IPA(key): /kɯˈjɑninʊ/
  • (ca. 11th CE) IPA(key): /kɯˈjanʲinʊ/
  • (ca. 13th CE) IPA(key): /kɯˈjanʲin/

  • Hyphenation: кꙑ‧ꙗ‧ни‧нъ

Noun

кꙑꙗнинъ (kyjaninŭ) m

  1. Kyivan, Kyivite (resident of Kyiv and nearby lands)

Descendants

  • Old Ruthenian: кїꙗ́нинъ (kijánin), кїѣ́нинъ (kijě́nin)
    • Belarusian: кія́нін (kijánin)
    • Ukrainian: кия́нин (kyjányn)
  • → Old Novgorodian: кꙑꙗнине (kyjanine)

Further reading

  • Rudnyc'kyj, Ja. (1972–1982) “Ки́їв”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language, volumes 2 (Д – Ь), Ottawa: Ukrainian Mohylo-Mazepian Academy of Sciences; Ukrainian Language Association, →LCCN, page 660
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